Voltaire was the nom de plume of François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), a well known writer, poet, satirist and wit whose ascerbic criticism of many institutions of the day once...
Candide
Candide, is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly...
Candide and Zadig
Voltaire’s razor-sharp satire on philosophical optimism Candide is coupled here with another of the author’s most celebrated works, Zadig. Both challenge the moral and...
The Philosophical Dictionary
A collection of Voltaire’s ideas and thoughts that were too short for pamphlets but worth saving for later development—wise and witty entries on subjects as diverse as atheism...
Candide
Sarcastic, satirical, irreverent -Voltaire s Candide is French literature at its cheekiest. Raised in an idyllic world where hope and positivity come easily, a young Candide is...
Candide - Voltaire
A young man, Candide, is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This lifestyle ends...
Candide
The story follows the eponymous hero and his tutor Doctor Pangloss through a series of adventures and misfortunes all the time doggedly attempting, against the odds, to adhere to...
Political Philosophy Collection: Common Sense, Candide, Anthem, and The Communist Manifesto
A powerful and enlightening collection of political philosophy.Delving into the past and drawing on the timeless words of Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ayn Rand, Karl Marx and Friedrich...
Candide
Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in...
Der „"Müller und sein Kind“" - Fex
Wissens was?, sagte Herr Kramerstätter, ein wohlhabender Bürger vom Grund, Samstag in der Bierhalle zu mir. Wissens was, die Zeitungen sollen schimpfen so viel wie sie wollen,...
